Curtain-fixture.



H. H.- SCHROYEII. CURTAIN nxums..A APPLICATION FILED MARI I3.l 1916 'met A I naarmate @err HARRY H. sensoren, or erIIcAe-o', ILLINOIS, .essrsnon To numana MANFACT'URING COMPANY, a ccnroanrron or ILLINOIS.

CURTAN-FIXTURE.

Specification cf Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. i2, 19de..

Application filed March 13, 1916. Serial No. 83,745.

To all who/)nit may concern.'

Be it known that l, HARRY H. Sonnoxnn, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State 4of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Curtain-Fixtures; and I do hereby declare that the following is al full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the numerals of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

rihis invention relates to Yan improved type of adjustable lcurtain fixture of the spring impelled expansible type adapted for use on window frames provided with curtain guides to receive the ends of the curtain fixture therein.V The invention `is more particularly adapted for use on car windows, the purpose thereof being to frictionally retain the curtain in any adjusted position without rattling and topermit easy adjustment of the curtain to any point desired, the fixture being adjustable to change the spring tension upon the parts and as well permit use thereof on windows of different width.

It is an object therefore of this invention toconstruct a curtain fixture which is extensible under stress of resilient members to engage. with curtain guides onv a window to retain the curtain in any desired adjusted position.

It is also'an object of this invention to provide an improved construction of a curtain xture wherein the parts are adjustable to varythe extension of the fixture as well as the spring stress on the parts, and furthermore provided with centralizing means to insure the guide feet at the ends of the fixture being always disposed parallel `to one another and in proper relation to the linger pieces of the fixture for movement in the curtain guides on the window.

.it is furthermore an important object of this invention to construct an adjustable curtain fixture operating under stress .of resilient means to extend the guide feet` of the curtain for engagement with curtain guides on the window casing, and` with the members adjustable to adapt thelixture for use on windows ofdiiferent width, said means further provided with mechanisms for centralizingthe guide ,feet in proper position after adjustmentV thereof. ,i

It is finally an object of this invention to construct an improved type of adjustable curtain fixture simple in construction` and operation and easy to assemble and connect in piace.

The invention (in a preferred form) is illustrated in the drawings and hereinafter more fully described.

In the drawings:`

Figure l isa fragmentary interior view of a window curtain equipped with a fixture embodying theprinciples of my invention.

Fig, 2 is a central vertical. sectionpartly broken away taken through the curtain fixture detached from the curtain.

` Fig. 3 is an interior sectional view at the middle of the curtain fixture.. y'

Fig. ll is an enlarged'fragmentary ele vation at one end of the fixture.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail of t-he vcentralizing latch mechanism of the device.

Fig. 6 is a detail section on line 6-6 of Fig. 5.

Fig. 7 is a detail section on line 7-7 of Fig. 2.

As shown in the drawings:

The reference numeral l, indicates as a whole a window frame having a sash 2, mounted therein, with curtain guides 3,011 each side ofthe window frame. Connected upon a conventional type of spring roller not shown) is a curtain l, and secured within a tubular inclosrure or hem formed along the lower edge thereof, is a curtain fixture embodying the principles of my invention. The fixture consists of a long metal tube 5, having slidably engaged through `the ends thereof, rods 6, the outer extremities :of which are flattened, as denoted by the reference numerals 7, and have riveted on each side thereof flat metallic bars 8, between which at the ends, are journaled rollers 9. The extreme outer ends of the portions 7. of said rods are rounded oif and provided with a steel or other metalwear strip 7a, which projects beyond the line of contact of the rollers 9, affording a frictional engaging surface for contact with the curtain guides 3.

Rigidly secured into the inner ends of each of the rod portions 6, by meansofpins 10. are rods 11, the inner extremity ofeach .of which is threaded and engages ina threaded tubular portion 12, of an actuating finger piece 13, eachof which` projects-outwardly 'through slots in the casing tube 5. Inserted within the casing tube 5, at the central poru :los

5, for projection of the finger pieces 13,.

therethrough. VAs clearly shown in Fig,

the casing tube 5, is indented at the point denoted by the reference numeral 15, at each cnd'of the sleeve 14, to retain the sleeve positioned therein. Inserted into the casing tube 5, from each end thereof, and seated against the indented portion thereof, are collars 16, through which the rods 11, slidably extend, and coiledabout each of said rods 11, is a compression spring 17, one end of each of which bears against the respective collars 16. The other ends o-f each of said compression springs 17, bear against washers 18, which bear upon deformed washerseach denoted as a whole by the reference numeral y19, having two indented portions 20, adapted to engage in complemental recesses therefor provided in theinner end of the rod member 6, Vthrust inwardly by the spring 17, thus affording a spring latchingengagement with said roc Said deformed washer 19, is provided with a horizontally directed bent tail extension 21, which engages slidabl;T in a longitudinal slot 22, provided therefor in the casing tube 5, to prevent rotation of said deformed washer.

v The operation is as follows:

`When the device is in use attached upon a curtain, in order to adjust the Vcurtain Vthe finger pieces 18, are pressed inwardly toward one another, thus retracting the guide feet 8, toward oneanother against the compressionv of the respective springs 17, and permitting easy movement of the curtain to the desired position. Vhen the finger pieces 13, are released, the guide feet 8, are impelled outwardly by the' respective springs 17 such that the outer rounded end strips 7, as well as the rounded central portion of the bars 8, bear frictionally against the bottom wall of the curtain guides. In the event that the lower end of the curtain becomes tilted in adjusting the same, that is, out of parallel with the window sill. one or the other of the rollers 9.l on the guide feed 8, will contact the bottom of the curtain guide, and rolling thereon will cause the curtain fixture to adjustV itself to proper parallel or horizontal position in the window frame. VIf it is desired to change the length or extension of the fixture, either one 0r both of the rodmembers 6, is rotated. in the tubular casing 5, so that the rodll, rigidly attached thereto, is threaded inwardly or outwardly, as the case may be, inthe tubular portion 12, of theV finger piece, to thu'svchange the extension or projection of the rod members 6, in the casing tube .5. It 1s obvious also that such springs 17.

Return of the guide feet 8, to.properparfr allel position is always assured, due to the latching and centralizing eiect of the deformed Vwasher 19, the indents Q0, thereof, clicking intothe complemental recesses providedtherefor in the-inner ends of theY rods 6, under the stress of the compression spring 1-7. `The deformed washers 19, are prevented from rotating with the rod portions 6, when the same are adjusted, due to the engagement of the tail 21,' of each of said washers in the respective slo-ts 22, of the casing tube 5. 'i

I am aware that various details` of con-A struction may be variedthrough a wide range without departingfromthe principles of this invention, and I therefore do not purpose limiting the patent granted V.otherwise I than necessitated by the prior'art.

I claim as my invention: Y 1. In a curtain fixture of the'classrdescribed, a tubular casing, slidable meansY mounted therein adapted to co-act withcur-v Y tain guides in a windowV frame, resilient means acting to impel said means normally outwardly, said means` rotatable in said casing to change the .extension thereof with respect thereto, and mechanisms'acting automatically to interlock with said means at predetermined points with reference to said Y casing to insure proper alinement andV disposition thereof for proper co-action with the curtain guides after an adjustment thereof. A A Y 2. In a device of the class described, a tubular casing, rods slidable therein, means secured on the ends thereof for co-actionV with curtain `druides on a window` frame` rods rigidly secured on the inner end ofeach of said rods and projecting inwardly` within said tubular casing, finger pieces'slidably mounted withinsaid tubular casing and .have Ving threaded engagementA with, V said :latter In testimony whereof I have hereunto sub-iV scribed my name in the presence of two sub-j scribring witnesses.` i

, HARRYHH. SCHROYER. Witnesseszf j I CHARLES W; Hr'LLs, Jr., EARL M. HARDINE. j

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